Kissimmee Woman Is Arrested After Moving Into House

A Kissimmee woman has been arrested after she moved into a home she suspected had been foreclosed on, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. But the house still had a legal owner.

By STEPHANIE ALLENTHE LEDGER

POINCIANA | A Kissimmee woman has been arrested after she moved into a home she suspected had been foreclosed on, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. But the house still had a legal owner.Huberte Rejoouis Reid was arrested on charges including burglary and grand theft, according to the Sheriff's Office.Reid, of 2307 Boggy Creek Drive, Apt. 149, was driving around the Poinciana area when she spotted the house at 711 Caddy Lane, according to a Sheriff's Office arrest report.Reid told deputies it ­appeared the yard hadn't been mowed in a while and she assumed it was vacant or under foreclosure. A friend helped prepare a fraudulent quitclaim deed, which was written to transfer the house from its owner, Edward Arjune, to Reid's brother, Winerson Rejouis, the report stated. Reid told deputies she asked her friend to forge Arjune's signature, along with two witness signatures. According to the report, Arjune did not know Reid or her brother, and had not given them permission to live in the house. Polk County property records show Arjune purchased the house in 2006.With the forged names and signatures, Reid notarized the document and submitted it to the Polk County Clerk of Courts on Sept. 17, according to court records. Reid received a receipt from the County Clerk's Office and moved in, the report stated. According to the report, Reid pried open the front door with a crowbar, moved her personal belongings inside and then changed the locks.Neighbors noticed someone was living in the home and called Arjune, who was living in New Jersey.Arjune then called authorities.Reid was booked into the Polk County Jail on Friday with charges of scheming to defraud to obtain property, unarmed burglary of an unoccupied residence, grand theft, uttering a forged instrument and possession of a deceased person's personal information for fraudulent use, according to the report.

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